
Supplement to 

"Response^ to The Blue Juniata 
and other Poems" 

BY 

CYRUS CORT 

Chaplain of the 
Maryland House of Delegates 

March 1914 

An Eightieth Birthday Souvenir 



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JUBILEE REUNION of the CLASS 

of 1860 at F. & M., COLLEGE in 

LANCASTER, PA., June 8th, 1910 



1860 IN MEMORIAM 1910 

Full fifty years ago our class 
Received the Bachelor's degree; 

Like swift-winged birds the years do pass, 
"We meet to chant our jubilee. 

The lawyers and the doctors each 
Were two; two in the army died 

Eleven boys went forth to preach 
The gospel of the Crucified. 

We meet with grateful hearts <nice more 

And grasp each other by tlw Laud, 
But not as in the days of yore, 

A vouthful, undivided band. 
For eight' have crossed life's stormy waves 

And rest, we hope, with God today 
The grass grows green above their graves, 

Green be their memory for aye. 

The faculty, ah! where are they 

Who taught us in the days of yoreV 

Not one to greet us here today 
Forget them shall we nevermore. 

The past conf routs us like a dream; 

It rises like a morning star; 
Amid these classic shades we seem 

Renewed in youth as eagles are. 

Our homes on earth are far apart, 

In north and south, in east and west; 



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But now we joiu in hand and heart. 
And hope to meet among the blest. 

No darkness dims the perfect sight. 

No parting grieves true hearted friends; 

Within that Land of love and light, 
The song of triumph never ends. 

But we must strive to win the prize- 
The good, the brave, true-hearted soul 

Alone can enter paradise 

And gain the victor's heavely goal. 

In Eden's bright and blissful bowers, 
Beneath the many-fruited tree'" 

We'll rest these weary hearts of ours 
And chant a grander .Jubilee. 

* Rev. 22:2. 



THE 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 

HEIDELBERG CATECHISM 

1563 1863 

Awake! ye sons of noble sij^-es, i 

Rekindle Reformation tires. 
And cherish well our ancient creed 

Which comforts hearts in time of need. 

Our fathers came from near aiid far, 

In days of fratricidal war, 
Our precious creed to celebrate, 

When billows rocked our Ship of State. 

With grateful hearts and loyal tongue 
The praise of Heidelberg they sung; 

They dwelt on Reformation lore 

And jifenerous gifts their altars bore. 



When peace aud pleuty crowu our laud 
Shall we, as thaukless laggards stand? 

No! Like the men of sixty-three, 
We'll keep the Golden Jubilee. 

Three hundred years, and fiity more, 
Since godly men, in days of yore. 

Proclaimed our Apostolic faith, 

Our comfort true, in life and death. 

Then sound the trump of Jubilee, 
From mountain top to distant sea; 

A grateful song our hearts shall raise 
To heroes grand, in brave old days. 

Like forest leaves, we come and go, 
Ovir years are few and frail l)elow; 

We soon must quit this pilgrim shore, 
But Jesus reiL.;'us forevei'more'. 

As Jewish pilgrims sought then home 

Whenever Jubilee had come. 
We'll seek our Father's house above. 

Where faith and hope will change to love. 

Our fathers, wh-re are they, of old? 

Aud where Reformers, true and bold? 
The path of duty firmly trod. 

They rest in Christ, at home with God. 

Then cherish well their martyr faith. 

That nerved their souls in life and death. 

To strive for truth that set men free, 
And sound the trump of Jul)ilee. 

A grander Jubilee aws.its 

The souls that reach the pearly gates. 
They join the great Thanksgiving psalm. 

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb.* 

* Rev. 19 : 6 &c. 



BID THEM COME 

(Tune 132 Reformed Church Hymnal) •'Tell It Out" 



Bid them come. My feast is ready, saith tlie blessed 
Lord 

Bid them come ! Bid them come ! 
Bid them all accept the invitation, hear His word; 

Bid them come! Bid them come ! 
Bid them come! the nuptial feast of Jesus draweth nigh; 

Come! attend the royal wedding, hear the heralds cry. 
Bid them come! for all are welcome at the gospel feast. 

Bid them come! Bid them corne! 

Bid them come and heed the Sovereign's strict and sweet 
command, 
Bid them come! Bid them come! 
Come from every tribe and nation, every clime and land, 

Bid them come! Bid them come! 
Bid them come, entreat, compel them, saith the Kingly 
Host, 
Bid them come, the feast is spread with great and 
princely cost. 
Bid them come! My Son and Heir to honor at the feast. 
Bid them come! Bid them come/ 

Bid them come! for whosoever will may freely come; 

Bid them come! Bid them come! 
Bid them come! the Father calls the straying exiles home 

Bid them come! Bid them come! 
Bid them come fr( ni palace hall and hovel, rich and poor 

Bid them come before alas! He shuts the open door. 
Bid them come, or they shall never taste the marriage 
feast. 

Bid them come! Bid them come! 



Bid them come before the evening ends in hopeless night. 

Bid them come! Bid them come! 
Bid them come and each shall wear a robe of spotless 
white. 
Bid them come! Bid them come! 
Bid them come! and you and they shall wear a golden 
crown. 
Bid them come! and before the throne, you'll cast 
your trophies down. 
Bid them come! and they shall bless you in the judge- 
ment day. 
Bid them come! Bid them come! 

Matthew 22. 



ON MY EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY 

March 15, 1834-1914 



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Already gone! my four-score years. 

With all their hopes and all their fears, 

With all their gladness and their tears; 
Oh God! prepare me for the test. 

To enter where the weary rest, 
And be with Christ forever blest. 

My earthly course will soon be run, 
My thread of life will soon be spun. 

Give golden setting to my sun; 

That when my pilgrim state is o'er, 

And earth is gone forever more. 

My bark shall reach the better shore. 

My hope is in the Crucified, 

Upon the cross for me He died, 



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And bought me with the crimson tide, 
That issued from His pierced side, 

Lord let it never he in vain 

That Christ endured for me the pain, 

The Lamb of God Himself was slain, 
For me eternal life to gain. 

In faith and love help me to wait, 

Thy time to cross the narrow strait. 
When death shall end my pilgrim state 

And open wide the pearly gate. 
Oh grant me Lord all needed grace 

Thy coKi^venient promise to embx'ace 
And gain at last the blessed place 

Where I shall see Thee face to face. 

My hope is stayed on Christ alone, 

When He shall own me as His own 
And I shall hail Him on His throne, 

Then I sliall know as I am known. 
No eye liath seen, nor ear hath heard 

The joy tliat Jesus hath reserved 
For ransomod souls, who hear the word, 

"Come, 1)6 forever witli Thy Lord." 

Thes. 4 : 17. 



